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VEEN O1\T S. COMINS, OF SYRACUSENEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H. FARNHAM, OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Application led January 16, 1911.

To ZZ 107mm t in f/ i/ concern Be it known that l, VERNON S. Coirixs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Driers, of which the followino is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to improvements in clothes driers designed for mounting upon the walls of a building or room.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong, compact and inexpensive clothes rack consisting of a frame and a number of adjustable arms or bars pivotally arranged within the frame, all of the said parts preferably made from a single piece of wood without any waste. And a further object is to provide novel brackets for supporting the opposite ends of the rack; the brackets, frame, and arms all being pivotallv connected together by a common securing member.

Other features and parts of the invention will be understood from the detail description which follows, and by reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a front elevation of the complete device; showing same folded, as when not in use.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view partly in plan and partly in section; showing the parts in the same relation as in Fig. 1.

3 is a top plan view; showing the swinging bars or arms extended.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section substantially on line 4 4 of Fig. Q; showing the manner of arranging and connecting the several parts.

F ig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the brackets; showing the same formed up out of a single piece of sheet metal.

Figs. G to 11 inclusive are views illustrating the several steps or operations required to produce the several parts of the frame and arms from a single piece of wood.

In the drawing, 2 and 3 represent the parallel frame sections or parts. which are of equal length, and spaced apart to receive between them two series or` `groups of arms, 4 and 4, upon which the clothes to be dried may be placed. The arms and the frame sections are secured together at the opposite Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

serial No. 602,992.

ends of the rack by means of bolts 5, which are inserted through perforations G arranged concentric-ally near the ends of the frame and arms, and nuts 7 are employed for holding the bolts in place. The rack is intended for mounting upon or securing to a wall, and in order to properly support the weight ofthe clothes which may be placed upon the arms 4 and 4, l provide a novel bracket or mounting 8, which is preferably made of sheet steel or iron, having like spaced outwardly extending` parallel lugs 9 which are arranged to span and grip the frame and arms near their ends, and which are perforated at 10 to receive the bolts 5. The brackets also have oppositely arranged downwardly and outwardly formed lugs 11, which are perforated at 12 to .receive screws 13 .for securing the rack to the wall, as 14.

The arrangement of the brackets is such that, when attached to the rackthere is a clearance between the rear sideof the rack and the flat bodyportion of the bracket, so

'brackets are also arranged to support the rack some distance from the wall V(see Figs. 3, 4 and 5), for permitting a greater range of movement for the swinging arms. Then the device is folded up, as shown in Figs. l, and 2, the arms 4 are first swung to closed position, between the frame sections 2 and 3, and then the arms 4 are swung inwardly until they overlap and contact with the arms 4. as best seen in Fig. 2. When the arms 4 and 4 are folded within the frame, the free ends 15 of one series of arms appear spaced from the shoulders 16 of the other series, for providingshallow grooves or gaps extending part way across the front and rear face of the bracket, for the insertion of the finger tips for opening the rack. A small cleat 17 extends across, and is secured to the rear side of the frame for stopping the arms 4 and preventing them from projecting beyond the rear side of the frame. The arms of both series are preferably made exactly alike as to size and shape both being made to taper gradually from the shoulders 16 to the free ends l5. lVhen the arms are applied to the frame, those designated by the numeral 4 are disposed in the opposite or reverseposition as compared with the arms 4', as shown in the drawing. Any degree of ing' all of the wooden parts out of a single piece of wood, as 18, of suitable character and size. 18 represents a plain piece of wood, which should first be prepared and finished as shown in Fig. 6. This is the l'irst step in the construction of the rack. 'he second step consists in perforating the Vpart 18 transvcr ely near each end, as indicated at 6 in Fig. 7. The third step consists of ripping or otherwise cutting from the opposite sides of the part 18. the strips or frame sections 2 and 3, as shown in Fig. 8. This last operation leaves a comparatively large section or piece of wood, which may be designated by the numeral 19. The fourth operation consists of cutting the oppositely facing grooves or furrows transversely Vacross the face and backof the part 19, as

indicated by the full and dotted lines :20 in F ig. i). rIhe fifth step consists of sawing,- or cutting' the section 19 into two parts, as indicated by the line 21 in Fig. 10. The sixth and last operation consists in dividmg the two sections of the part 19 lengthwise, so as to make the two series of arms, 4L and 4, as shown in Fig'. 11. After the sixth and last operation is performed, the arms and frame sections are placed in position between the lugs 9 of the brackets 8 and the bolts 5 are then driven through the frame,

the arms and the lugs, for pivotallysecuring the whole together, as illustrated in F igs. 1, 2, 3, yand et. Under the construction and arrangement of the clothes drier as herein shown and described, there is no waste of' the wood, which is a desirable feature, since lumber of all varieties is becom ing' more expensive from year to year. Furthermore under the present method of preparing` the several parts of the device, but a Vweaken or to allow the parts to warp. Each of the wooden parts abuts closely the adjacent parts, and when the arms are extended, owingto this close arrangement, each arm tends to support and hold the other arm in place, and each arm as well as the frame sections also share the strain Ydue to the weight of' the clothes.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Let- In a clothes drier, the combination with the parallel frame sections, and a series of swinging arms pivotally disposed between the opposite ends of tl e trame, of a bracket secured to each end of the frame, each bracket having a fiat body portion which extends across the rear side of the frame, but does not contact with the frame, and having a pair of lugs bent at right angles to the body and arranged to overlap the opposite sides of the frame, said lues being perforated to correspond with pcrforations in the ends of the frame and also said arms, each bracket also having a pair of angular lugs bent rearwardly at right angles to and then parallel with the body thereof, said lugs being` perforated lto receive screws for f` securing the bracket to a wall, and a pair of bolts piercing the said frame, and said arms, and the first named lues or" said brackets, ,for pivotally joining' all of said parts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VERNON S. COMNS. l.Vitnesses HARRY DE VALLACE, ROBERT L. WALLACE.

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